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For the last 35 years of his life, Pete McCullough lived quietly in Mexico, Missouri. However, he will be forever known for his decision made long before he moved to Missouri. Called the “Hanging Judge of Andersonville” McCullough gained national notoriety....

One hundred fifty years ago (May 21, 1868), the Republican Party at its convention in Chicago nominated Ulysses S. Grant as its candidate for President. Indiana congressman Schuyler Colfax received the nod for Vice President. The Grant/Colfax ticket would win an overwhelming...

The story of two flags and the women of Jefferson County The populace of Jefferson County was conflicted in their loyalties when the Civil War broke out. The people in Hillsboro, Missouri felt strong pangs of sympathy for the South, for state’s rights and sovereignty, but...

The primary settlers of Audrain County immigrated from areas in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. With most of these people being farmers, the development of the merchant community was limited in the early years. It wasn’t until the introduction of the North Missouri Rail Road...